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Presidency College celebrates 200 years of its existence

Kolkata - Arab Today

The famed Presidency College of Calcutta is celebrating 200 years as an academic institution. Founded in 1817 as Hindu College, rechristened Presidency College in 1855 and Presidency University in 2010, this year marks the bicentenary of the prestigious university. Speaking on the evolution of the university 200 years ago at the introduction to the Dipak Banerjee Memorial Lecture, Nobel laureateRead more

Multispecialty Conference explores Global, Genetic, Geographic G3

Abu dhabi - Arab Today

More than 300 healthcare professionals and residents converged in Abu Dhabi on Friday at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City for the Third Annual Multispecialty Conference: Board Reviews and Clinical Updates. The two-day meeting, which is sponsored by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) and endorsed by the American College of Physicians (ACP), will discuss a wide ranging topics including coronary arteryRead more

2M Cuban students head back to school amid educational reforms

Havana - XINHUA

About 2 million Cuban students returned to school and university all over the island on Monday, amid reforms in the Caribbean nation's educational system. The streets of Havana on Monday were filled with kids wearing traditional red, white and blue uniforms and parents overseeing the start of a new school year. "Today is my first day of school and I'mRead more

Tanzanian college in drive to save pancake tortoise

Arusha - Xinhua

A northern Tanzanian college has embarked on a project aimed at rescuing pancake tortoise, which are at the peril of extinction due to increasing human activities. The pancake tortoise is a flat-shelled tortoise native to Tanzania and Kenya. Located on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, College of African Wildlife Management (CAWM) is working on the project, which is geared toRead more

Gaokao exam still fairest to change destiny

Beijing - Xinhua

A total of 9.4 million students sat China's annual college entrance exam, or "gaokao," on Tuesday and Wednesday. The number is 20,000 less than last year, a fall authorities attribute to hundreds of thousands of would-be candidates choosing to apply to foreign universities instead or having been granted early admission. The sole bridge to university admission, the gaokao has sufferedRead more

China gears up for gaokao

Beijing - Xinhua

China's 9.4 million students preparing to sit the national college entrance examination were cheered on Monday by a good-luck message from legendary British physicist Stephen Hawking. "As many of you prepare to take the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, I want to wish you, the next generation of scientific minds, success in your academic endeavors," said Hawking via social media.Read more